Chris Aurand

Chris leads the execution of Thai Union’s Open Innovation strategy, working across Business Units to identify midterm goals and drive external collaboration to execute their goals. He is responsible for the long-term strategy SPACE-F, Thailand’s first foodtech incubator and accelerator program. SPACE-F is a partnership between Thai Union, Nestle, ThaiBev, Mahidol University and NIA, established to build Thailand as a leading foodtech startup hub. In addition, he is part of Thai Union’s CVC team.